The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

en, always J light. viii be the brighter
for that contrast. Out Of blackness INTO
irradiation. Shall we then leap over the
roseate bank Of sunset into the favorite
hunting ground of disease and death.
carrying our animosities with u.s. Who
would want TO confront his God. against
whom we have all done meaner things
than anybody has ever done against us.
carving old grudges. How can we eS-
pect his forgiveness for the greater when
we are not willing 10 forgive others the
l-ss: Napoleon was encouraged to un-
dertake the crossing of the Alps because
Charlemagne had previously crossed
them. And all this rugged path Of for
giveness bears the bleeding footsteps of
him who conquered through suffer
ing and we ought 10 be will
ing TO follow On the night Of
our departure from this life into the
next, our one plea will have to be for
mercy, and it will have TO be offered in
the presence of him who has said: II
YOU forgive not men their trespasses.
neither viii your heavenly father forgive
your trespasses What a sorry plight
If we stand there hating this one and
hating that one. and wishing this one a
damage. and wishing some one else "A
calamity. and we ourselves needing for
giyeness for ten thousand times ten
thousand obiiQuities of heart and life.
When our last hour comes we want 10 10
find MS all right Hardly anything af-
fects me so much in the uncovering of
ancient POmpei rs the account Of the
ancient soldier who, after the city had
for many centuries been covered with
the ashes and scori9 of Nesuyius. was
found standing m his place on guard,
hand ON spear and helmet ON head
Others fled az the awful enlargement
but the explorer LOO years after. found
Inc body If that brave fellow IN right
position And IL will be- % grand thing
IT.. when our last moment comes. we are
found in right position toward tine world
as We'll as iu right position toward God,
IN guard and unatfrghted by the ashes
rom the mountain of death / do not
suppose that | am any more of coward
han most people, bat declare TO you
hat ] would NOT dare TO sleep tonight #
here were any being In all the earth
with whom / would not gladly shake
hands. lest, during the night hours. my
pirit dismissed 20 other realms should
BECAUSE of my unforgivng spirit, be de
Ned divine forgiveness.
But, saws some woman. there Il a
lorrid creature that has so injured me
hat rather than make mp with her /
would die first. Well. sister. YOU may
AXE Your choice-f0r one or the other it
sill be-yom complete pardon of her or
rod eternal Punishment Of YOU. But,
avs some man. that fellow who cheated
ne ont of those goods, on damaged my
business credit or started that lie about
ne in the newspapers or by his pcriidy
broke up my domestic happiness forgive
lim / cannot. forgive him | will not.
Well, brother take your choice. You
will never be- at peace with God till YOU
are at peace with man. Feeling as YOU
now do. you would not get so near the
larbOr OF heaven as 10 SEE the hghtship.
Better leave that with the God who said
' ftiEffttnf - tintFs 1 ~ III tflhf IVA
nay say. Il will make him sweat for
hat yet. | will make him squirm. l
mean 10 pursue him TO the death. but
yOu are damaging yourself more than
you damage him and you are making
heaven for your soul an impossibility.
II he will not be- reconciled 20 YOU, be
.ecOnciled % him. I'm five or siz hours
will be- shutdown. The dahlias Will
bloom against the western sky, Some
where between this and that take a
,hoyel and bury the old quarrel at least
,ix feet deep. Let uOt the sun godown
lp0n your wrath.
But. YOU say. Il have more than
IAN bear. ToOmuch is put upon me. and
[ am not to blame IL ann somewhat re-
.engefu and uurelenting Then
hink of the little child at the moving of
Omc good, from store The father
Nas putting some rolls of goods ON the
'hild's arm. package after package. and
.ome one said. That child is being over
0aded and 80 much ought not 10 be- put
lpOn her. when the child said. Father
Knows how much / can carry. And
iOd. our Father. will not allow too much
IMPOSITION ON bis children. In the day OF
eternity it will be- found You had not one
annoyance too many. mo-, one eNaspera-
ion too many. mot one outrage too many.
Your heavenly Father knows how much
sou can carry.
Again. we ought NOT H. allow the pass
age of the sunset hour before the dis
nissal OF all our aifrOnt,. because we
may associate the subimest action Of the
oul with the ,ublmest spectacle in ma
urc. 10 is "a most deIghtsome thing 20
nave our personal experiences allied with
certain objects. There is "a tree on river
)ank where God first. answered your
PRAYER Nou will never pass that place
u think of that place without thinking
If the glorious communion. There WAS
some gate. or some room. or some garden
walk. where YOU We're afiianced with the
companion who has been your chief JOY
10 life. You never speak of that place
but with a smile. Some of YOU have
pleasant memories connected with the
evening star. or the moon I'm IT'S first
quarter. on with the sunrise. because YOU
saw it Just a. Won were arriving at har-